Definition of "arboriculture" [ar•bor•i•cul•ture]

• The planting and care of woody plants, especially trees. (noun)

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• "There survives a book on arboriculture which is not an isolated monograph, but portion of a larger work, at least three books long, for it alludes to a 'primum volumen de cultu agrorum' (ad init.)."
• ""arboriculture," the company aims to integrate each design into the surroundings."
• "Using a technique called “arboriculture, ” the company aims to integrate each design into the surroundings."